Thursday, 13 March 2014
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Fariha Pervez Sitting with Verstile Talented Artist
Fariha Pervez is one of the leading female singers of Pakistan. Fariha started her career with anchoring and acting from a very young age on PTV (Pakistan state television channel). She also co-hosted a popular children’s music program “Aangan Aangan Taray”. After the release of her debut Album. “Nice n Naughty”, her song “Patang Baaz” (a.k.a Bo kata) became a super hit. Her musical career took off and she there onwards decided to focus solely on singing.
Today we are here with our dear and loved one Fariha Pervez.
Exclusive Interview with Nice n Naughty Patang Baaz Fariha Pervez
By khabardar TV’s Reporter Maria (Islamabad)
Fariha if you get a chance to judge future singers in Pakistan Idol will you go? And how do you see Hadiqa , Ali Azmat & Bushra Ansari as judges?
Fariha: If I was called as a judge I would have joined. All of them are unique and well experienced known names of the industry who have been there in the industry since quite a long time.
Fariha as female singer how you handle hurdles in you sinning career?
Fariha: Being a female media person it is very difficult to carry one as I find my personality unfit for the showbiz. I am a realistic and a down to earth person and I try not to bring fakeness to my personality. It is very very tough but when you have support from your family things become a bit easier.
What career would you be in if not in singing?
Fariha: I would have been a teacher or a doctor if I wasn’t a singer.
Do you like singing in other languages then Punjabi? Ever thought to sing in English?
Fariha: I enjoy singing in different languages other than Punjabi and Urdu. I have also sung in Pashto and every now and then I perform one of the folk numbers in my concerts. Who knows may be I’ll work on an English number next.
How was the experience of performing in Jogi Coke Studio Season 6?
Fariha: It was quite a different experience and I loved being a part of Coke Studio Season 6. I loved the blend and the fusion as Jogi is the qawali that I have been listening since forever. Performing with Alamgir sahab is another great experience which I will remember forever as I consider it an honor that I performed with him. I also had the chance to perform live in Turkey with Sumru Ağıryürüyen and Turkish musicians all thanks to Coke Studio and Rohail Hayat. I learnt a great deal from it and loved the experimentation and the different kind of a sound.
Do you think being Courteous is bad in the music or showbiz industry?
Fariha: There is nothing too courteous. This is how I am. Respect should be given to those who deserve them. I have always respected my seniors, my colleagues and my fans and I always will. Because in the end it is all about respect and you earn it by being respectful to others and doing your best in your line of work.
Do you regret that your Teenage years are not how you wish it to be and what advice you give to teenagers about life?
Fariha: I don’t regret anything because I always tried to live in the moment whether it was my teenage years or now. And I would advise the youth to do the same. Learn from the past. Live in the present and be prepared for the future.
Your father wanted to become a singer but family didn’t support him. What do you think which singer he sounded like?
Fariha: As I have mentioned quite a few times that singing was always in my genes as my father had that passion and craze for singing. But his family opposed. I wouldn’t compare as each and every singer has his own unique voice which makes them stand out among the lot.
Fariha what do you love other than music?
Fariha: Just singing, music and good food.
Any Celebrity crush?
Fariha: None.
What is the Best advice given by your fans?
Fariha: Everything will work somehow. So no need to worry just live in the moment and let ALLAH do what is best.
When did you start singing?
Fariha: Music is in my genes and singing is my passion from my childhood. I have performed in various events at school and college levels. My debut song was released in 1996 but I have sung a few tracks for Ptv before that.
What genre of music you cannot listen at all?
Fariha: I listen to anything which is melodious regardless of genre, language or country boundaries.
What do you enjoy more, writing music or lyrics?
Fariha: I don’t write lyrics. I only concentrate on my singing and let the experts do their job :)
If you could dabble in another genre of music, what would it be?
Fariha: I mostly cover most of the genres already like pop, folk, classical, semi-classical, ghazal and geet. I think that’s pretty much enough.
Who are your favorite singers?
Fariha: Sajjad Ali, Asha Bholse, Nayyara Noor, Mehnaz Begum
What do you think when you are performing?
Fariha: I always try to give my best while performing whenever I go on stage and try to enjoy myself when I am performing because when I am enjoying performing then my audience will also enjoy the music.
What else can we expect from you in the future?
Fariha: Lots of new things and projects including my new album.
How do you feel when you get comment on your songs?
Fariha: It feels good when a listener gives feedback on my work. If it is positive feedback and compliments I love reading them and if its criticism I try to take it positively and try to do my best to make more good music.
Is performing outside Pakistan feels any different than performing in Pakistan?
Fariha: It is a great feeling and experience wherever I perform no matter if it’s in Pakistan or outside Pakistan. I have performed all over the world. Pakistanis living in different countries miss Pakistan so much that when I perform for them it’s an unbelievable and unexplainable feeling. They give so much love and support that boosts my performance and my spirits even more.
Do you teach music?
Fariha: No I consider myself a student I cannot call myself a teacher while there is so much left to learn.
What advice would you give to beginners to deal with nerves during performance?
Fariha: Just try to give your best and sing from the heart. And keep practicing because in the end it is only practice which will lead you to become the best in your skill and career.
Do you get nervous before a performance?
Fariha: Ofcourse I do become nervous before my every performance even now as my each and every performance is different from the rest. But when I am on the stage and start performing concentrating only on my singing and performance my nervousness goes away.
How do you handle mistakes during a performance?
Fariha: No one is perfect and as humans we make mistakes and mistakes happen every now and then. I do my best to cover it with performing my best. I do sometimes make mistakes because I perform almost all kind of genres and in them I not only perform my own songs but I do get the honor of performing the golden numbers of legends and also attending to the requests made by the people in the audience so it is hard not to make a mistake. But when you and your audience are enjoying the performance it all ends well.
Do you listen to old records & tapes? Who do you like to listen?
Fariha: I have always listened to the old classics of Madam Noor Jahan, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mehdi Hassan Khan sahab, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Baday Ghulam Ali Khan. The list will go on as there are so many legends who are great maestros. One can learn a great deal just by listening to them.
Pakistani people show you much love and support, what would you like to say to Pakistan?
Fariha: What I am today is because of my fans that love and support me all the way. For Pakistan I am just going say one thing. I am thankful to ALLAH that I am a Pakistani. If I wasn’t born as a Pakistani then I would never want to belong to any other country. I am proud to be a Pakistani and I always will be.
Kindly add your Official Pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and email addresses so your fans will not follow fake ids and connect with you?
Fariha:My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/FarihaPervez
Twitter: @FarihaPervez
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/FarihaPervez
My Website: www.FarihaPervez.com
Email: info@FarihaPervez.com
Few words for our website Khabardar.tv and for the journalist (Miss. Maria)?
Fariha: It was a different interview which I have done after quite a long while. The questions were well thought. I wish the organization the best of luck for the future.
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Fawwad AlamI I know the worth of sporting national colours
KARACHI:
A on the face of it forgotten entity till recently, Fawad Alam was finally given his due for his consistent domestic performance over 3 years because the national selectors recalled him for the Asia Cup.
The 28-year-old even his choice, striking good knocks of seventy four against People's Republic of Bangladesh ANd an unconquered 114 within the final against state within the tournament.
In doing therefore, he became Pakistan’s 1st left-handed middle-order baseball player to attain a century within the 50-over format.
Fawad’s comeback in international cricket came once December 2010, wherever he featured in an exceedingly Twenty20 game against New Seeland.
After that, though his batting performance remained consistent in domestic seasons, he remained sidelined from the national team for 3 years.
“Years of isolation from Asian country team gave Pine Tree State the spirit to fight,” Fawad told The specific apsis in AN interview, bearing on his knocks within the Asia Cup.
The baseball player wasn't the highest selection for the team management ANd was solely chosen within the taking part in eleven once opener Sharjeel Khan sustained an injury.
“I knew that i'll not get opportunities like this. After all, the possibility came to Pine Tree State once plenty of diligence.
“I was longing terribly tough times [prior to the Asia Cup]. At times, I wont to feel demoralised after I wasn't most well-liked despite my diligence. However, i'm lucky to possess individuals around WHO supported Pine Tree State in those powerful times.
“I recognize the worth of sporting the national colors and failed to need to waste the possibility. I created full-scale efforts to carry my team however it's unfortunate that my innings couldn't facilitate Asian country win the ultimate.”
The baseball player else that head coach Moin Khan and captain Misbahul Haq were terribly adjunct.
“Scoring like that once a protracted time wouldn't are doable while not their help.
“Moin was a fighting player and his steerage created plenty of distinction whereas Misbah’s recommendation at the crease was a large facilitate too.”
Misbah content with overall performance
Misbah, in conjunction with different team members, came back home from the UAE yesterday.
Speaking to reporters at the Lahore field, the Asian country captain expressed satisfaction over the team’s overall performance within the Asia Cup.
“Losing the ultimate was unsatisfactory, however i'm happy with the performance within the tournament,” he said.
“It was a tricky tournament for the fast-bowlers as a result of there was very little help for them. However, we have a tendency to square measure returning with plenty of positives.”
The captain appeared irked with criticism on his slow-pace batting.
“Ask critics what ought to be the approach after you lose 3 fast wickets within the begin. All the world’s best groups adopt identical approach to endure such a state of affairs.”
The check and One-Day International captain hoped Asian country would had best within the approaching World Twenty20, spoken communication the team has the momentum before the event.
Published within the specific apsis, March 11th, 2014.
Pakistan Currency Make Strength
Mobile Phones Ring however Not Answered Passengers
The mystery shut the missing Asian nation Airlines flight MH370 has focused with the Chinese media coverage that several of the passengers’ mobile phones were connecting once referred to as by relatives, but the calls weren't picked up. The sister of one of the Chinese passengers on board the nonexistent flight rang his phone live to inform the story TV, the Mirror reports. “This morning, around 11:40 [am], I referred to as my older brother’s selection doubly, which i got the ringing tone,” aforementioned Bian Liangwei. At 2pm, she referred to as over again} on air and detected it ringing over again. “If i'll get through, the police could realize the position, and there’s a chance he should be alive” she aforementioned. the amount has presently been passed on to Asian nation Airlines and so the Chinese police. an individual from metropolis jointly referred to as his missing brother on the plane, and reported to the airlines that the phone connected thrice and rang before showing to carry up, in step with Shanghai Daily. Media reports claim that the brother had referred to as the amount at intervals the presence of reporters before informing the airline. The Straits Times reported that lots of of the members of the family told MAS industrial director Hugh Dunleavy that the commuters’ mobile phones were ringing but they weren't picked up. Dunleavy replied that MAS was business the mobile phones of the crew members what is more, that were ringing, that he had given the numbers to Chinese investigators. Relatives of the passengers area unit urging the authorities to travel searching for true of phones that rang victimization the worldwide Positioning System. However, at a conference in metropolis, MAS advocate Saint Ignatius Ong aforementioned one among the numbers that had been passed on to the airline’s command geographic point in Malaysian capital did not receive an answer. “I myself have referred to as the amount five times whereas the airline’s command centre jointly referred to as the amount. we have a tendency to tend to got no responsive tone,” said Ong. A public-service corporation in Singapore that was investigation this selection aforementioned it completely was out of credit. Families kindle data in step with China.org.cn, nineteen families have signed a joint statement speech that their family members’ cell phones connected, but the calls adorned up. The relatives have asked Asian nation Airlines to reveal any data they'll be concealment, seeking a signal for the eerie phone connections. The relatives have complained that the Malaysina Airlines is not responding as actively as a result of it have to be compelled to. Angry members of the family jointly threw water bottles at Associate in Nursing MAS advocate and at risk of protest sooner than the Malaysian embassy in China if the airlines did not “disclose” the “truth”.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Setting Hannah, Adam, and Jessa Up for the Home Stretch:Girls' Recap
We have 2 episodes left to travel during this season of ladies, which implies everyone's story is getting {down to} wind down to a conclusive purpose. on solidifies the immediate future for Hannah and Adam (and not in a very notably promising way), and tosses Jessa alittle bit nearer to all-time low.
The Hannah and Adam Story
Two weeks back, we tend to compared the Hannah-Adam arc of Season three to the romantic story of Spike Jonze's Her. Not a very perceptive analogy, since Her is as blanket as a moving-picture show regarding love and relationships will get, however our predictions ar valid with the last word conclusion of the most recent episode, "Role Play." Hannah goes out drinking (excessively) with work friends, returning up succeeding morning to the shock that Adam was too engulfed by his play to even worry regarding what might need happened to her. All this and a dismissive morning angle and his apparent embarrassment once she showed up to observe his rehearsal equates to Hannah deciding to do and "spice things up" between them, instituting AN elaborate role play situation within which she gets into bit with the dark patterns a Hannah and Adam of past times accustomed fancy.
But things transgress once Adam is pained and defer by the try, maybe victimization the ordeal as a vehicle to access feelings he looks to own been fun for a while: he needs out. a minimum of quickly. As such, corroboratory not simply our predictions however Hannah's worries from earlier this season, Adam says he wants time except for her to devote himself to his art, opting to remain with Ray (Ray! which means he'll be back!) for a short while.
We don't expect Hannah and Adam to create it to the tip of the season, part as a result of this new flip and part as a result of each season premiere sees her waking in bed with a distinct partner (first Marnie, then prophet, then Adam... who's next?).
The Jessa scenario (with a little of Shoshanna wet in)
Jessa has not return terribly off from wherever we tend to found her at the start of this season — though she cleansed up for a short while, she ne'er absolutely embraced the problematic nature of her addiction and her approach to life generally. This week, the unlikely voice of reason that Shoshanna has become confronts Jessa and opaque gem (Richard E. Grant) by shocking the 2 with a visit from the latter's female offspring Dot (an substance Felicity Jones).
Jasper virtually breaks down, initially resisting his daughter's pleas for affectionateness however step by step returning to her (and his own) defense once Jessa accosts the each of them. The conclusion of the union sees Jessa while not even the person WHO fostered her voyage into medication, together with her habit presenting itself as less of a drag than her addiction to pushing folks away.
And whereas we tend to leave Jessa in a very dark place at the tip of the episode, it's maybe the depths to that she required to fall so as to climb copy. She finally accepts her temperament — she has got to — currently that even her cousin-german, WHO once adored her particularly else, has seen her for her appearance.
The region of Marnie
I'm a member of the terribly distributed Marnie camp, however her flip on looks notably barren of interest. She would possibly become Soojin's (Greta Lee) assistant at AN picture gallery, despite her feelings that such work is demeaning? a lot of significantly, Marnie is clearly harboring feelings for Adam's pal and fellow actor, the spirit walker Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), however solely per se that she very needs him to be interested in her, as Marnie has known herself as valuable only if she is attracting men. Desi clearly cares for Marnie in his encouragement of her song-writing and creative thinking, however he's dedicated to his girlfriend. Sadly, she takes this as a rejection and spirals deeper into her pit of despair.
So there we tend to ar. everybody feeling happy?
Chelsea Handler and Ronan Farrow at the 92nd Street Y
Chelsea Handler, best-selling author and highly successful comedian and television personality, took to the stage of the 92nd Street Y to discuss her new book, Uganda Be Kidding Me, with journalist and humanitarian Ronan Farrow. The release of her fifth book has been highly anticipated, since four years have passes since Handler published her last title, Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me. As the proud owner of her four books, you could imagine my excitement when it was announced there would be a signing after the discussion at the Y for anyone in attendance. To no one's surprise, the theater sold out of every copy of Uganda Be Kidding Me.
Chelsea Handler, Ronan Farrow, Sarah Kuszelewicz
Handler talked about everything from her brother's passing when she was 10 (and how she tried to get attention in all the wrong ways thereafter) to the current events in pop culture. “There’s only so many years you can talk about Justin Bieber,” she said. “I mean, I don’t care about him.” Believe it or not, this funny lady has quite the serious side. In fact, she admitted that she actually prefers to play it grounded. She went on to talk to the audience about the fine line between light-hearted comedy and just being plain old mean. “If you care too much about what people think, you won’t succeed in what you want,” she said while confessing how she never reads what people post about her online.
Chelsea Handler, Ronan Farrow, Sarah Kuszelewicz
For anyone who has read one of Handler's books before, you would be lying through your teeth if you say you didn’t burst out laughing frequently throughout. “I just love that feeling,” she said of the joys of writing. "It’s like being a little kid again, I’m having fun alone.” When asked how she accomplished being such a successful author, “I just did it, it’s complete luck. It’s not like I’m a literary genius.” Handler did credit author Dave Sedaris with begin her inspiration to begin writing books.
Chelsea Handler, Cyndi Cappello
Uganda Be Kidding Me is a collection of stories from various trips that Handler, along with some friends and family, has gone on. She admits to giving her traveling companions no other option but to go on these all expense paid vacations with her. “It’s a free for all,” she said to Farrow, “but you have to know you’ll probably be in my book.” Along with all her other publications, it’s almost impossible to put it down once you start. In fact, I had to force myself to stop reading so I could enjoy it in more than one sitting. If you love hilariously uncensored stories (and lets be honest, who doesn’t?), I highly recommend you go out and pick up a copy of Uganda Be Kidding Me, in stores today.
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